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Stating the obvious here, but I think it should be said in this thread - SGE has always picked what should, on paper, be the 11 best players, then tried to fit them into some seblance of a formation. Also, he's far, far too close to Beckham, who should never captain any team. Terry or Gerrard would be far more effective captains. Can anyone tell me, btw - has SGE ever not played Beckham, when available?
As to Gerrard - while he's certainly one of England's, if not the world's, best midfielders, the crisis at Liverpool has brought out the worst in him at international level. He feels he need to do it all, and just spends the game running around the pitch, trying to hog the ball, taking long-range shots, attempting spectacular passes. He doesn't have to worry about defense too much as, like Lampard at Chelsea, there's always a more defensively-minded midfielder there to cover - one or sometimes two of Alonso, Hamann or Sissoko. If that's the position Liverpool need him in, then good for them; but bad for England.
And now, the defense - specifically centre-halves, although there is something of a crisis at full-back, with Neville, Cole and Bridge all out. The problem at centre-half, is that three of the best - Carragher, Campbell and Terry - are all too similar to be really effective together. None of them are two pacy, they all rely on reading the game, and getting the tackle in at the right place and time. Rio is a more athletic type who has the speed to recover if he makes a mistake - but really, he's a bit dim. I dunno much about Spurs' Dawson and King, perhaps one of them could be a like-for-like replacement for Rio?
So, that's my two cents. God, I love talking about football... |
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